Africa Going Global: The Reverse Innovation Perspective

Reverse innovations from developing countries have changed the course of innovation globally in recent times from the status quo. Innovations developed to meet the needs of emerging markets are also routed to the developed countries. Developing countries in Asia are taking advantage of their reverse innovations to internationalize globally. This study is a conceptual paper that emphasizes on the importance of reverse innovation for Africa globalization. Pathway for African countries to achieve internationalization through reverse innovations are elaborated.